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Singapore: - Where East meets West

September 17th 2006
This might turn out to be a bit of a history lesson but bear with me because I think it's interesting and kind of explains very well British colonisation in general in Asia and why Singapore is the way it is now (please don't yawn!). Using what I remember of parts 1 to 3 of the Discovery Channel's history of Singapore shown on the plane and a smattering of the Lonely Planet I shall begin... Sir ... read more
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Singapore Flag Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international ... ... read more
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